I'm posting on behalf of a friend of mine who is in need of some advice as to what to do now.

The situation is that yesterday(Friday the 13th of all days) he was caught by a HWP radar unit doing 105 in a 50 zone. Incredibly stupid I know.

So - he was issued an infringement notice for 'over 45 km/hr' (that's what it has on the ticket), which carries with it a loss of his licence for 6 months, as well as a whopping $1,597 fine.

The trouble is - he has no job, is still in school and cannot possibly afford to pay back that amount in the 21 days specified. So, what are his options? About the only one i can think of is going to court and perhaps asking for Community Service or a Good Behaviour Bond instead of the fine, however i don't know if this will work or not. Is it possible at all to pay off the fine in installments so its a bit easier for him to do it?

First thing Monday afternoon he'll be looking for a job , but i'd still like to get an idea of what he might be able to do, as $1600 is a hell of a lot of money for his family, and they will most likely have to bail him out of it.

He will most likely be able to work something out to pay the fine off. He may also be able to negotiate for driving restrictions instead of a 6 month loss of licence. Hopefully he doesnt have any prior offences, things will flow alot better for him if he hasnt.

I believe he can pay it off in installments, but, I would suggest he sells his car to pay for it. 105 in a 50 zone is pretty decent. I don't wanna sound like a hipocrite as I speed a fair bit, but maybe selling his car will pay for the fine and then he can spend the next six months riding to work and saving up for a replacement car. Worth a thought anyway.

if he goes to court he will probably get away with a smaller fine, not sure about the suspension though. Have a couple of friends who've had $1500+ fines and gone to court, basically pointed out their financial situations and begged for leniency. They got their fines reduced to aprox $500

Well........he should of thought about that before speeding in what I am assuming is a neighbourhood/residential area (50 kph limit)
The Idiot gets all he deserves......sorry......no excuses!!
But he'll get off with community service seeing as he doesn't work, perhaps tending to the street/area he was speeding in would be enough.